Bottle stopper



R. CATELLA.

BOTTLE STOPPER. I APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23, 1922.

1,429,929, PatentedSept.26,1922.

Emil 4 LEE INVENTOR Patented Sept. 26, 1922.

UNITED rms 'noienn'r CATELLA, or woonnewn, New roan.

BOTTLE STOPIPER.

Application filed February 23, 1922. Serial No. 538,609.

This invention relates to improvements in bottle stoppers and. has for its principal object the providin of a sealing means for effervescent and ot er liquids which may be readily opened without the necessity of utilizing the customary bottle opener or cork screw.

Another object of the invention resides in the providing of a device which is designed for repeated use, thereby eliminating waste ordinarily incident to the use of the ordinary type of cap.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device by means of which a bottle may be readily sealed, and which at all times remains on the bottle ready for immediate use.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a bottle stopper having a means for distributing the pressure of the cap securing element evenly over the greater portion of the sealing means.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, which is fully set forth in the following specification claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a fragmentary side view of a bottle showing this improved stopper thereon,

Figure 2 is a view at right angles to Figure 1, showing a portion of the bottle in section to more clearly illustrate the details of construction,

Figure 3' is an enlarged horizontal sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view through the neck of a bottle showing a modified form of cap.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 10 designates a bottle provided with the customary neck terminating on its upper end with the usual head 11. The bottle neck is provided near its upper end with a shoulder 12 in the customary manner and surrounding the neck immediately beneath the shoulder is a wire 18 which is looped as at 14:, at diametrically opposite points to provide eyes for the reception of the hooked ends of a bail 15. This bail is provided in its bight with a U shaped portion 16 for engagement in the groove 17 of an internally screw threaded socket member 18. A substantial U shaped tie wire 19 is bent around the bail as at 20 to forina nected thereto a plate 23 and the under side of said plate is adapted to engage the cap 24-. to hold the same in place on the neck of the bottle. The lower end of the threaded stem is rounded to provide a head 25 for engagement in a depression 26 formed centrally of the bottle cap as clearly shown in Figure 2. It will thus be seen that the head 25 will co-operate with the walls of the depression 26, to properly center the stem 21 over the cap. It will also be noted that the downward pressure on the cap will by virtue of the plate 23 be distributed evenly over a large area, thus avoiding any possibility of dishing the cap and causing it to bend out of shape.

In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Figure 1 instead of providing a separate cap member, the lower end of the stem 21 is swivelly connected directly to the cap 27, and it will thus be seen that the stem will be automatically centered when the cap is placed in position. It will be understood that in both forms of the invention, the cap is provided with the customary cork lining 28, but it is to be understood that if so desired, any other suitable lining may be substituted without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the referred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that certain minor changes in details of construction, combination and aran annular groove in its outer Surface, a

portion of the bight portion of the bail fit- 10 ting a portion of the groove, a tie Wire lying in the opposite portion of the groove and having its ends twisted around the bail, and means cooperating with the nut for exerting pressure on the cap.

ROBERT CATELLA. 

